Global Patent Index - EP 0541162 A3

EP 0541162 A3 19930714 - ELECTRO-OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, HINGE ELEMENT FOR USE IN THE SCANNING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL PLAYER COMPRISING THE SCANNING DEVICE

Title (en)

ELECTRO-OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, HINGE ELEMENT FOR USE IN THE SCANNING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL PLAYER COMPRISING THE SCANNING DEVICE

Publication

EP 0541162 A3 19930714 (EN)

Application

EP 92203329 A 19921029

Priority

  • EP 92203329 A 19921029
  • EP 91202893 A 19911107

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0541162A2] An electro-optical scanning device comprises a lens (2) having an optical axis (2a), which lens is movable in a focusing direction (F), related to the optical axis, to form at least one radiation spot on a surface to be scanned, and in a tracking direction (T), oriented transversely of the focusing direction, to follow a recording track. The scanning device comprises a stationary section (16) having first actuator means and a movable section (6) having second actuator means, which movable section is movable relative the stationary section and carries said lens, which actuator means cooperate electromagnetically with one another via an air gap (20) in order to drive the lens. The movable section is secured to the stationary section by elastically deformable suspension means. The suspension means comprise two frame-shaped hinge elements (22) which extend parallel to one another and which are oriented transversely of a plane defined by the focusing direction and the tracking direction, which hinge elements each comprise two plastics fixing members (27a, 27b) and two elongate metal supporting members (25) extending between and embedded in the fixing members. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G11B 7/09

IPC 8 full level

G11B 7/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11B 7/0932 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0541162 A2 19930512; EP 0541162 A3 19930714; EP 0541162 B1 19970521

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92203329 A 19921029